www.mightcould.net
Might Could : Might Could creates and performs songs with rhythmically interesting, tight, and neatly interlocking parts. We aim to serve as a contrast to guitar albums filled with endless soloing. People have told us our songs seem to draw from influences ranging from heavy metal to progressive rock to jazz, and we've been compared to King Crimson, the California Guitar Trio, Steve Morse, Michael Hedges, and Béla Bartók. The lineup consists of Andy Tillotson, Tim McCaskey, and Aaron Geller on guitar, with Luis Nasser on bass detail. We are based (mostly) in Chicago, IL.
The Players
Andy Tillotson (left) and Tim McCaskey (right), the original Might Could duo.
Aaron Geller (left) and Dr. Gordo (right)
Our story: The year was 2000. Andy Tillotson and Tim McCaskey started grad school at the University of Maryland. They listened to similar music to pass the time between homework assignments, but aside from casual jamming, did not play seriously. Andy and Tim met Luis "Gordo" Nasser around that time, noticing that he looked like an escapee from a Brazilian death metal band. All they knew was that Gordo was about to get his PhD, and he looked scary. They didn't know Aaron Geller yet, but he was starting his undergrad life around the same time.
Around 2001, Andy was back home in South Carolina over break jamming with his friend Scott Phillips. There, he became inspired to start writing instrumental acoustic guitar music. Tim joined him in some Maryland open mic performances, and over the next year or two, they put together music for the first, cheaply-made Might Could CD. That disc came out in November of 2003.
Around that same time, we met Aaron at an open mic and discovered there was more fun to be had musically. He joined in on a set of Nintendo covers (which became our Motherbrain! alter ego), and soon, he was a full member of the band. What was then two guitars became three, and we think that made everything at least 50% more interesting.
Between 2000 and 2003, we learned that Gordo got his PhD and was, in fact, not an escapee from a Brazilian death metal band, but a Mexican prog rock band (that lives on even now, in a slightly different form, as Sonus Umbra). He also plays with Kurgan's Bane, and taught Aaron's physics class. Once we offered him a pint of Guinness for his trouble, he agreed to lend some beefy bass assistance to our tunes. Therefore, in the span of two years or so, the size of our band has doubled, and we're really excited about the new depth and fullness of our sound.
We've released one full length album. It's called All Intertwined, and it was finished in August of 2005.
WHY "Might Could"? The name Might Could was suggested by our good friend Jonathan King. Why did we pick it? Who knows? We needed a name. It is cumbersome to go as "Andy, Tim, Aaron and Gordo" forever. In the end, we decided that the name would be an homage to our Southern roots.
For those uninitiated, the phrase "might could" is common slang in the South. It's the kind of phrase that would make your English teacher cringe, but who gets along well with their English teacher anyway? "Might could" is often used in place of either the word "might" or "could" in sentences like:
"I heard yer pickup got a flat, I might could help you fix it."